DENNIS A. CARDOZA: “What has become of our region of California is nothing short of an economic disaster.”

I find it a bit ironic that my friends on the other side of the aisle are so outraged by this procedure that's been done routinely by both Republican- and Democratic-controlled Congresses. The blanket waiver is to allow maximum flexibility…

Given the grave importance of this issue and literally millions of lives at stake, I extend to the Vice President an open invitation to testify at a hearing at his convenience.

What is not open to debate is the fact that 1.7 million Americans today and over the next 3 days and over the last few weeks have lost their unemployment benefits. That is an emergency. That's why we have emergency spending provisions. We…

We simply cannot afford this regulatory burden.